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Davies, Nicola

The Promise

48 pp. | Candlewick | March, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-6633-0 $16.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Laura Carlin. "When I was young, I lived in a city that was mean and hard and ugly," begins the narrator of this book about the healing power of nature. She tries to steal the bag of a woman who tells her she can have it if she promises to plant what's inside. The illustrations begin as harsh cityscapes, gradually softening with bursts of color.
Reviewer: Kathleen T. Horning | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2014

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